December Daily Days 2-3

Day 2

Day 3
The journaling says: The dark blur at the bottom of the photo is Jace un-decorating the tree. His favorite decorations are the round balls (thank goodness they are shatterproof). I keep finding them all over the house.

December Daily

Here is the first day of of my December Daily. I got the idea here. I think it will be so fun to look back in years to come and see how we celebrated the season in 2008.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

2 Birthdays, Thanksgiving, family in town on both sides, Black Friday, family pictures, a baby blessing, it is a very busy, but happy time of year and the fun has just begun. We are looking forward to snow, yummy treats, twinkly lights, Christmas decorations, holiday music and movies, snuggling up together, playing games with family, celebrating the Savior's birth, sharing in the joy of giving and much much more! It really is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!



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Now playing: Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
via FoxyTunes

Random facts tag

6 Random facts:
1. Link this post to the person who tagged you:
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. List 6 random things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

1. I think seat warmers are one of the greatest inventions ever. I love them and don't know how I ever survived without them.

2. I always swore I would never marry someone shorter than me, but I did. Never say never. I wouldn't trade him for a million tall guys.

3. I love mysteries and can't seem to get enough of them. I've read so many I should be able to start writing my own, maybe someday.

4. A bad habit I can't seem to break, I bite my nails when I am nervous or bored.

5. I am obsessed with mangoes, Anything mango flavored I have to try.

6. Summer is my favorite season. I love that it doesn't get dark until late and that the nights are warm.

I tag anyone who wants to play along.

Thankful Lists

Last night I thought it would be fun for the kids to make Thankful lists. I thought it was something that they would enjoy looking back on in the future and seeing what they were grateful for at ages 6 and 4. What surprised me was how much they enjoyed the whole thing. They came up with their lists all on their own. Gordon got really into it, about half way through he took over as scribe. He wrote down half of his list, plus all of mine and Keni's. Then he decided he should draw pictures of all of the things on our lists. It was so cute and it kept him occupied for quite awhile. Yeah!

I taped the list that Gordon wrote on the back of this layout. So, we have his handwriting too.

Yesterday morning we woke up to a world of white. Ella wanted to go out and play in the snow as soon as she had eaten breakfast, so we did. Ella and Jace had a wonderful time sledding down the little hill in our front yard. It is the perfect size for little ones. Jace would only go down the hill with me. I tried to get him to do it with Ella but he refused. We went down the hill several times. Jace wouldn't leave his gloves on, so his hands were getting cold. Then he fell into the snow and they got really cold. He was crying so I decided it was time to go in. Ella however, insisted that I make some snowballs with her first. I threw a few snowballs at her, which she liked until one accidentally went down into her coat. Then she started crying too. So, by the time we went into the house both kids were bawling. Oh, well it was fun while it lasted!

P.S. Keni was so scandalized that I had Jace wear Ella's old pink snowsuit that he insisted I buy him a new one today.

Voting and the first snow

I voted today. Yeah for America and our right to vote!
Jace spent quite a bit of time today just looking out the window, watching the snow come down. That's right we had our first snow of the season today. I loved watching Jace and seeing how amazed he was by the snow. Kids remind us what is magical.